1. What are you good at?
A:besides video games i guess drawing.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing your good at?
A:less bored when there is nothing to do.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing your good at?
A:mad because drawing is also one of my favorite things.
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one?
A:there is a very hungry wolf and its taboo to help it.(note i forgot)
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict
A:He is going to feed the wolf. Then the will come back if its hungry or needs help.
Chapter 2
1. What two important events happen in this chapter?
A1:The wolf came back because it had something stuck in is fangs.
A2:the wolf started to become friends with Tao
Chapter 3
note:I will get back to the answers later.
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
A:hunt in the slough
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
A:he wants to live with the mountain people
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
A:Tao's mother was a young lady. She was a picture maker a chosen one(i'm guessing there chosen ones)She liked to make pictures just like Tao. except she was one of the mountain people.
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
A1:a horse
A2:Ram(the wolf dog)
2. Which is easier for him and why?standing
A:its easier to draw Ram because he has a image to start with
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
A1:hunting in the slough
A2:drawing
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
a:having a wolf all right who wrote this one my page!!!!!:Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0
chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then?
A:I disagree because Tao should be able to follow his dreams. He like drawing so much he not have to become a chosen one to draw thats really unfair just like some who does not want to draw and becomes a chosen one and want to do something else.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations
What situation did you imagine?
A:o.k here is my story..
My Story
first of all the caricatures (i know its spelled wrong but spell check will not find it)
son:Jack X
dad:Mr.T
mom:Mrs.B
brother:bob A
"Dad i want to write stories i dont want to work on the farm" said Jack X"to bad son your going to work on the farm just like i did"said Mr.T"why should i have to work on the farm im not good at it and its boring"said Jack X "well one thing is your brother is good then you should be able to also your just lazy!!!" "just look at him he is working hard thats what you should do"said Mr.T
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
A:He should follow his dreams and his dad should let him do it
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
A:they are the mammoths
2. What almost happened to Tao?
A:Tao
Chapter 11
1.Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
A:yes he think he is a good teacher because he is a chosen one
2.Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
A:no
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
A:fish oil yellow clay red dirt(red earth)
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
A:Graybeard is dieing
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
A: No it is not a good idea because Tao would be in big trouble not only for having with a wolf dog but hunting in the sleuth. Even so Volt would not believe it because he thinks wolf dogs are evil.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
A:Graybeard makes Tao a chosen one. Then at the last minute Graybeard dies
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
A: to find Ram because he sent him over there but he has not came back yet and he is probably lost.
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
A: he want to make Tao a cave painter
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
A:he is lost in the now really dark cave.
Pre write
1. What are you good at?
A:besides video games i guess drawing.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing your good at?
A:less bored when there is nothing to do.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing your good at?
A:mad because drawing is also one of my favorite things.
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one?
A:there is a very hungry wolf and its taboo to help it.(note i forgot)
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict
A:He is going to feed the wolf. Then the will come back if its hungry or needs help.
Chapter 2
1. What two important events happen in this chapter?
A1:The wolf came back because it had something stuck in is fangs.
A2:the wolf started to become friends with Tao
Chapter 3
note:I will get back to the answers later.1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
A:hunt in the slough
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
A:he wants to live with the mountain people
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
A:Tao's mother was a young lady. She was a picture maker a chosen one(i'm guessing there chosen ones)She liked to make pictures just like Tao. except she was one of the mountain people.
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
A1:a horse
A2:Ram(the wolf dog)
2. Which is easier for him and why?standing
A:its easier to draw Ram because he has a image to start with
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
A1:hunting in the slough
A2:drawing
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
a:having a wolf all right who wrote this one my page!!!!!:Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0
chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or is the reverse true: is it true now, but wasn't true then?
A:I disagree because Tao should be able to follow his dreams. He like drawing so much he not have to become a chosen one to draw thats really unfair just like some who does not want to draw and becomes a chosen one and want to do something else.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today, where a person's desires go against society's expectations
What situation did you imagine?
A:o.k here is my story..
My Story
first of all the caricatures (i know its spelled wrong but spell check will not find it)son:Jack X
dad:Mr.T
mom:Mrs.B
brother:bob A
"Dad i want to write stories i dont want to work on the farm" said Jack X"to bad son your going to work on the farm just like i did"said Mr.T"why should i have to work on the farm im not good at it and its boring"said Jack X "well one thing is your brother is good then you should be able to also your just lazy!!!" "just look at him he is working hard thats what you should do"said Mr.T
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
A:He should follow his dreams and his dad should let him do it
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
A:they are the mammoths
2. What almost happened to Tao?
A:Tao
Chapter 11
1.Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?A:yes he think he is a good teacher because he is a chosen one
2.Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
A:no
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?A:fish oil yellow clay red dirt(red earth)
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
A:Graybeard is dieing
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.A: No it is not a good idea because Tao would be in big trouble not only for having with a wolf dog but hunting in the sleuth. Even so Volt would not believe it because he thinks wolf dogs are evil.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
A:Graybeard makes Tao a chosen one. Then at the last minute Graybeard dies
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?A: to find Ram because he sent him over there but he has not came back yet and he is probably lost.
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
A: he want to make Tao a cave painter
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?A:he is lost in the now really dark cave.
Chapter 16
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/img/1d101.jpg this thing is not working but here is the picture.Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
A:because his mother was one of the mountain people